listen!; you see; mind you; remember
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
not necessarily so; is not always true
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
separation; farewell; parting
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
originally; by nature; from the start
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to be manageable; to be able to handle
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
study; diligence; discount; reduction
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive